JACKSONVILLE – Senior writer John Oehser examines the second quarter – Weeks 6-10 – of the Jaguars’ 2025 AFC South Championship season:
Week 6: Seattle Seahawks 20, Jaguars 12
Site: EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville
What happened: Quarterback Trevor Lawrence threw two touchdowns and the Jaguars inched close late, but the Seahawks held on to win a game largely defined by Jaguars mistakes. Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold threw touchdowns to wide receivers Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Cooper Kupp to give the Seahawks a 20-6 lead entering the fourth quarter. Lawrence gave the Jaguars an early lead with a first-quarter touchdown pass to wide receiver Brian Thomas Jr., then pulled them to within eight points with a touchdown pass to wide receiver Tim Patrick early in the fourth quarter. The Jaguars had three possessions in the fourth quarter trailing by eight points – their three series before Seattle’s final drive – but produced just one first down on the three drives.
Key play: The Seahawks clinched the victory by kneeling out the final 1:57 on their final drive, with tight end AJ Barner’s 61-yard reception from Darnold giving them possession deep in Jaguars territory.
Notable: The Jaguars were penalized 10 times for 76 yards and Lawrence was sacked seven times.
Quoting Jaguars Head Coach Liam Coen: “We will not beat quality teams like this if we continue to hurt ourselves. We continue to hurt ourselves and have these self-inflicted wounds. That ultimately is on me. It’s an undisciplined operation at the moment. What’s standing in our way? Right now, it’s us.”
Quoting Lawrence: “It’s on all of us. It’s all of us taking accountability and fixing the things we can control. We have to look in the mirror and fix the problems that have been there all year.”
Tracking the South: Indianapolis Colts (5-1), Jaguars (4-2), Houston Texans (2-3), Tennessee Titans (1-5).